Tonya
I had my transplant at New York Weill Medical Center. This hospital is in NYC on York Ave. My doctors are Dr. Eric Feldman and Dr. Michael Schuster. I had the greatest care and the most knowledgable doctors. They helped me get to where I am now.
When I had the transplant almost five years ago thier unit was relatively new. Five years later their survival rate is extremely high. We have a boat cruise for all the BMT survivors every year. Every year the number of people on that cruise increases. This year we must have had almost 100 survivors from our ward alone.
If you are interested in getting in touch with the hospital or doctors please e-mail me.
I would not have ever considered anywhere else.
Mike
Michael,
Where did you go have your transplant?
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Michael L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tonya
>
> I have to strongly disagree with your decision.
> Back in 2000 I was diagnosed with CML. At that time they were
still doing trials on STI which is now Gleevac. I too had a perfect
match 6 out of 6 plus the other indicators. I wanted a cure. The
only cure is a transplant. I hesitate to talk about Gleevac in a
negative way because so many people on this group use it including
you. Gleevac is great for older people and others who are waiting to
find a donor. It is a great breakthrough.
>
> If you have a perfect match....I don't see why you would choose
Gleevac.
> It has been over four years and I am cured. I have no hesitation
saying that. My counts are now HEALTHIER than the average person. I
take NO medication.
>
> The option of Gleevac is easier than a transplant. The only cure
is a transplant. So m many people would kill for the chance to have
a perfect match. Don't throw that away. I was blessed to find an
unrelated perfect match donor. Don't take the easy way out.
> I won't lie. A bone marrow transplant is very taxing on the body
and the mind. But unlike people on Gleevac I have the piece of mind
that my cancer is gone.
>
> The long term side effects of Gleevac are unknown. Very few people
on Gleevac lose the Philadelphia chromosone.
>
> In closing, I hope that I have not offended anyone, but Tonya
struck on a subject close to my heart. Please get the transplant.
It has given me back my life. A normal life without doubts or fears
about CML.
>
> Michael
> Diagnosed 10-2000
> Transplant 5-2001
> Cured 10-2001
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